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R., KORNER.

WINDOW-FLOWER STAND.

No; 285,140 Patented Sept. 18, 1883.

W I'INESSESI v INVEN'I'OR N. PEYERS. PllowLiflmgnpher. Wanhmgtm. Dv C.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

RICHARD KoRNER, or DRESDEN, snxonnennnnnv.

WINDOW FLOWER-STAN D.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 285,140, datedSeptember l8, 1883. Application filed April 23, 1883. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern Be it known that I, RICHARD KonNER, of thecity of Dresden, in the Kingdom of Saxony and German Empire, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Adjustable WindowFlower-Stands, of which-the following is a full and clear specification.

My invention relates to improvements in adjustable window flower-stands.The stands or parapets used hitherto for holding or protecting obj ectsplaced on the window-sill from falling, and which also serve asornaments to the building, would have been employed to a much greaterextent if the fixing of the same I 5 had not presented so manydifficulties.

According to the old system, the windowsill, or breadth of the window,had to be carefully measured and the stand made to fit exactly, so thaton removing from one house to another the said flower stands or parapetshad either to be sold for old iron or left to the next following tenantfor nothing, or next to nothing, it being extremely seldom that suchsaid stands or para-pets would fit the windows in the new dwelling. I

The object of the present invention is to produce aningeniously-constructed window flower stand or parapet which can beadapted to windows of various breadths or widths,

can be readily fixed and as readily removed, can be packed or stored inan exceedingly small space, and can be made at a very low prlce.

The accompanying drawing shows a view of my improved window flower standor para .pet, which consists of straight or ornamentaldiagonally-arranged bars, rods, or strips, of metal or other suitablematerial, d, which bars, rods, or strips are loosely riveted, screwed,

"or otherwise attached to each other at the crossing points, so that theflower stand or parapet can be shortened or lengthened at will by movingthe rods or strip s so that the same will stand at a different angle toeach other.

For very narrow windows some of the bars or strips can be removed, andfor very broad windows an appropriate number of the bars can be added,in order to avoid the too angu- 5o lar position to each other. It isadvantageous to attach at least some of the center bars, rods, or stripsby means of screws, or screws and nuts. The ends of the railing formingthe front of the said flower stand orparapet are attached to the innersurface of the window-opening or wall, or to the frame-work of thewindow, by means of T-formed' or other suitably-formed ,holders orattachments, h, which are fastened to the upper and lower crossing-pointof the bars on the one part, and to the wall to the side of the window,or to the framework of the window by means of suitable screws, bolts, ortheir equivalents.

The holders are provided with suitable slots, 8, through which thescrews, or their equivalents, are passed, which slots can be made in thevertical or horizontal parts of the said holders, or both. Thisarrangement admits of the holder being placed at an upper or lowercrossing-point or junction, even when the said bars stand at a moreacute or obtuse angle. By employing this method of attachment it is alsonot necessary to be so extremely particular in inserting the wooden plugor its equivalent, into which the attaching screw or bolt is screwed, asthe horizontal and vertical slots permit a considerable adjustment ofthe holder h both inthe vertical and horizontal direction.

In order to prevent the said flowerstand or the center of the railing tobe bulged out,

angular holders h are employed,which holders I are also provided withslots, in order to enable the said holder to be adjusted according asthe circumstances may require. These holders are attached on the one endto the standor parapet, and on the other end to the window-sill b.

Having now described my said invention for improvements in adjustablewindow flowerstands, I wish it to be understood that what I claim, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s

The combination of the bars d, crossing each other, and hinged togetherloosely, having vertically-disposed holders at the ends and on the sideor sides, said holders being slotted to admit of adjustment with theangular slotted pieces which engage with thewindow sill and frame,substantially as herein set forth.

RICHARD KonNER.

